Black Silk Female Police Detective Exorcist

Mentioning Qin Huanyu, Yi Youyou couldn't help but stomp her foot:

“I had already succeeded! It was her meddling that prevented me from recovering all the magical artifacts I dug out of the ancient tomb… I can try to replace the few artifacts that were sent to the museum later when I have the opportunity, but there’s no way to replace the ones that were sent to the Royal Treasury and the Investigation Bureau.”

"Ha~~"

Yi Qiushui suddenly chuckled with amusement, looking at Yi Youyou with a teasing expression:

"I'm afraid it's more than that, isn't it? It's a small matter that those few magical artifacts couldn't be retrieved. You must have lost something much more important over there, right?"

"what?"

Yi Youyou was stunned for a moment, then blushed instantly, and stammered as she spoke:

"Grandma...Grandma, don't talk nonsense! I...I didn't lose anything!"

"Really?"

Yi Qiushui winked and made faces, her initial air of maturity and composure completely gone.

“I once used divination to tell you that your love star is in motion… You know very well what that means, right? Something must have happened between you and that girl.”

"Grandma!"

Yi Youyou, blushing and annoyed, began to think of running away.

"Alright, alright... Grandma isn't going to lecture you, what are you afraid of?"

Yi Qiushui waved her hand with amusement, and then pinched Yi Youyou's cheek again:

“Oh, my beautiful granddaughter has reached this stage... Don’t worry, even if you do have something with that girl, Grandma won’t stop you. In fact, I’d be happy to see it happen, because it aligns with my original plan.”

"what?"

Yi Youyou's face turned even redder, but she was still mostly puzzled:

"Grandma, what exactly is your plan? What does this have to do with me and Ayu?"

"Ah Yu... that's such an affectionate way to address her."

Yi Qiushui made another teasing remark before speaking seriously:

"How much do you know about her adoptive father, Qin Hai?"

"This……"

Yi Youyou thought back for a moment:

“I know he is the director of the Lingsu Research Institute, a representative of the technological innovation school, one of your most outstanding students, and also a good friend of my father.”

"Very good, that's enough for me to know."

Yi Qiushui nodded and continued to ask:

"Just as you will inherit my ideals, Qin Huanyu will most likely inherit Qin Hai's ideals as well. You must have talked to her about related topics this time, right? Did you gain anything?"

"Yes, we did talk about it. Although it was just a few words mentioned in casual conversation, Ayu didn't hide her views on this at all."

Yi Youyou answered almost without hesitation this time:

"Like Dr. Qin Hai, Ayu is also a supporter of technological innovation, even a rather fanatical one. She seems to be hoping for an explosive growth in human civilization's technology... to enter the universe in one year and colonize other star systems in two years."

"So that's how it was? It seems my decision was absolutely right."

Yi Qiushui sighed softly again.

"So, Grandma, what exactly was your plan?"

Yi Youyou was clearly getting anxious, and she shook Yi Qiushui's shoulder and asked in a coquettish tone.

"Don't worry, I'll explain it to you in detail."

Yi Qiushui comforted her granddaughter and then began to slowly recount her story:

"You should know that Her Highness will be ascending the throne in less than two years, right? On her 22nd birthday."

Seeing her granddaughter nod, Yi Qiushui continued:

"Then you should also understand that a country cannot be without an heir for a day. Therefore, before Her Highness the Princess officially ascends the throne as Empress, a princess consort will be chosen to marry her."

"And your Ayu is quite high in the list of candidates for princess consort, at least in the top five or even the top three, so she has a high probability of being selected in the end."

"What? Ayu can become a princess's consort? Is it true?"

Yi Youyou was dumbfounded:

"I admit that Ayu is quite pretty, but she's a princess consort. It's impossible to choose her just because she's good-looking, right?"

"Of course not. Good looks are just the basic and simplest requirement for a princess consort. Our Holy Zhou Kingdom now has a total population of over 30 billion. How could we lack beautiful women?"

Yi Qiushui smiled and shook her head, then held up two fingers:

"Qin Huanyu's high ranking in this sequence is mainly due to two major advantages."

"Firstly, she grew up in the Ling Su Research Institute, so her physical data is naturally no secret to the royal family... Her bloodline is exceptional, and when combined with the royal bloodline, it can produce even smarter and stronger offspring. This is the fundamental reason why the royal family would choose her."

"Secondly, there's her ability called the Mathematical Eye. This ability might not be particularly strong in combat, but it's incredibly powerful in the field of research... Once she gets access to a large amount of royal resources to focus on research, it can definitely make technology advance by leaps and bounds, and the most advanced technologies will always be in the hands of the royal family."

"These two advantages are really amazing... It's a pity that Qin Huanyu is an orphan and has a wild personality, which makes it difficult for her to focus on research, thus deducting a lot of points from her."

"If she had your status and manners, she would definitely be the top candidate for princess consort. She's probably already been forcibly invited into the palace to cultivate a relationship with the princess for many years."

Yi Youyou: "..."

Although she was still very surprised by this, after calming down and thinking about it carefully, Yi Youyou had to admit that her grandmother's words made a lot of sense, and she also began to guess what her grandmother was thinking:

"Could it be that your original plan, Grandma, was to prevent Ayu from becoming the princess's consort?"

"Yes."

Yi Qiushui said solemnly:

"Qin Huanyu absolutely cannot become a princess's consort; this is the answer I received from numerous divinations."

"Since the founding of the Holy Zhou Kingdom by the Empress, our Yi family has always been responsible for recording history and predicting the future, seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune, and ensuring the prosperity of the nation."

"Of course I know that... but what does that have to do with Ayu becoming a princess consort?"

Yi Youyou was somewhat puzzled:

"Ayu may be a little slow-witted, but she's a very good person. I believe she will become a good empress. Wouldn't it be a good thing if she could make the science and technology of the Holy Zhou Kingdom develop rapidly?"

"...Sure enough, even though Youyou is my granddaughter, young people these days are increasingly drawn to technological advancements."

Yi Qiushui remained silent for a few seconds, then looked deeply at her granddaughter before saying:

"Technological progress is indeed a good thing. Without technological progress, there would be no human civilization as we know it today. But too rapid technological progress may not necessarily be a good thing."

"Looking back, it was precisely the rapid technological development brought about by the Industrial Revolution that created the irreconcilable conflict between the bourgeoisie and our old aristocracy, ultimately triggering that war and nearly destroying all of human civilization."

"To take a recent example... let's talk about the famous achievement of the Ling Su Research Institute, the 'meat cabbage.' This achievement can be said to have ensured that no one in the country would ever be unable to afford meat again; it's a great invention worthy of being recorded in history. But do you know how many pig farmers went bankrupt in the first two years after this technology was introduced? Even though the government tried various methods to provide relief and compensation to pig farmers, it couldn't stop one bankrupt person after another from choosing to end their own lives."

"This is just a small part of the picture. What if those technological innovators come up with even more impactful technologies in the future?"

"For example, if a panacea that can easily cure all kinds of injuries and diseases and a medical pod were invented, what would happen to the huge number of medical personnel? What would happen to the traditional pharmaceutical companies? Should they be directly eliminated and rendered useless?"

"For example, if a cheap, safe, and pollution-free high-efficiency energy source were to emerge, what would happen to oil and gas companies, their employees, and students studying related majors? Would they be unemployed before graduation?"

After asking Yi Youyou several questions in one go, Yi Qiushui paused slightly, and seeing a thoughtful expression on her granddaughter's face, continued:

"That's all I mean. Technological progress is a good thing, but too rapid technological progress can easily lead to unrest."

"Actually, this problem is not difficult to solve. New technologies can be gradually promoted after they are introduced, allowing most people time to adapt."

"But you should be able to see from the meat and cabbage incident, Youyou... how radical those people in the technological innovation camp are now. They are unwilling to wait at all, wishing that the new technology would be developed tonight and used by the whole world tomorrow, without considering how many people's means of survival will be eliminated while their new technology brings convenience."

"According to my divination, once Qin Huanyu becomes a princess and empress, the technology of the Holy Zhou Kingdom and even all mankind will develop rapidly and change with each passing day... It is not impossible for me to see mankind establish colonies on other planets in my lifetime."

"But what is the cost? The cost is that at least half of the world's population will be completely eliminated, leading to various conflicts and unrest. The vast majority of the remaining half will depend on others for survival, and only one-tenth, or even less, will be able to fully reap the benefits of rapid technological progress."

"Human civilization after multiple technological leaps will be unimaginably advanced, with resources that are almost inexhaustible... But if these technological leaps are propelled by a large number of obsolete humans as fuel, is it still worthwhile?"

"……so."

After explaining her ideas and viewpoints, Yi Qiushui finally revealed her plan:

"Qin Huanyu must never become the princess's consort! My original plan was to have Youyou participate in the competition for the princess's consort and find a way to eliminate Qin Huanyu, even if it meant dragging her into self-destruction."

"Now... if you're willing to date her, Youyou, it would be a good idea to let her give up the chance to enter the palace for the imperial concubine selection. That way, she'll eventually marry into our Yi family, and I can personally correct some of her overly radical ideas."

Chapter 96 The steak wasn't well-done, but you could...

After the incident involving the female thief "Skylark" ended, Qin Huanyu's life returned to normal.

She would clock in at the White Light City Police Department every day, then sneak out under the guise of patrolling the streets, or return to the research institute to continue studying her arc rifle, or go to the "Three Little Sisters" buffet restaurant with close friends and colleagues to relax and have a big meal.

More than half a month later, with the help of the bronze Qilin eye in the ancient tomb, Qin Huanyu finally succeeded in developing the electric arc rifle, and its performance was much stronger than originally expected.

Qin Huanyu completely utilized the bronze Qilin eye as a high-quality capacitor, a supernatural item, and immediately solved the biggest problem of the arc rifle.

The completed arc rifle is 72 centimeters long and looks somewhat like an old-fashioned flintlock rifle. It is entirely silver, but its details are full of science fiction style, making it very beautiful.

This arc rifle can fire an arc with a maximum length of about 20 meters, and the arc intensity is divided into two levels, strong and weak, depending on the output power.

When the arc rifle is fully charged, it can fire 12 strong arcs or 60 weak arcs.

The power of a weak electric arc is about 4 to 6 times that of a plasma bomb. It can instantly shock a healthy adult, making them roll their eyes back and stick out their tongue, rendering them unable to resist, but generally not posing any danger to their life.

The power of the strong electric arc is roughly equivalent to the simultaneous explosion of 30 plasma bombs. In tests, it could instantly kill an adult sheep and cause large areas of carbonization on the sheep's body. Hitting an ordinary person would also be fatal. As for something like the premature baby incarnation of jealousy, Qin Huanyu estimated that one shot of the strong electric arc would cripple it, and two shots would kill it.

Besides having a much higher energy storage capacity than other high-tech capacitors of the same size, Qin Huanyu was also very satisfied with the stability of the bronze Qilin's eyes.

Below the muzzle of the arc rifle, Qin Huanyu also installed a steel cable launcher similar to the one on her wristband, except that the launched steel cable was thinner and had better conductivity.

This is the wartime fast charging module designed by Qin Huanyu. As long as this steel cable is shot onto a power source that can be found everywhere in the city, the arc rifle can be charged quickly.

A standard 220V AC power cord can quickly charge an arc rifle to over 90% in just 25 to 30 seconds.

However, if it is a high-voltage power line on a high-speed rail frame, it only takes about 4 seconds to restore more than 80% of the energy of the arc rifle.

According to Qin Huanyu's calculations, this level of energy storage and charging efficiency is sufficient to meet the vast majority of combat needs.

If the enemy still cannot be defeated, it must be because the enemy's strength has exceeded the capabilities of ordinary investigators. It is perfectly acceptable to retreat first and then call for support to gang up on them.

To commemorate the bronze unicorn that contributed its eyes to solve the research and development problem, Qin Huanyu officially named this arc rifle "Jade Unicorn Type I". The "Jade" refers to Qin Huanyu's name. Later, she also sent a complete set of technical data to the Investigation Bureau.

The Investigation Bureau surely possesses more extraordinary capacitors similar to the bronze Qilin eye. With this technical data, they could easily manufacture several more arc rifles, or even more powerful arc weapons, enhancing the combat capabilities of investigators and patrol officers.

The Investigation Bureau was not stingy either. Less than three hours after receiving the technical data, they recorded Qin Huanyu's contribution to a Class C case and sent her a material reward for a Class B case—a piece of spirit-repelling iron the size of an egg.

Qin Huanyu hasn't decided what to do with this piece of Absolute Spirit Iron yet, so she's put it in a safe for now, planning to save up more to forge pure Absolute Spirit Iron equipment.

Compared to the successful development of the arc rifle, Qin Huanyu's other idea, the development of the plasma grenade, was still facing bottlenecks.

Simply pursuing greater power is not difficult; it's just about creating an enlarged version of plasma bombs. The real challenge lies in how to convert plasma into electric plasma clusters while unarmed.

One of the core technologies of plasma bullets is to use the high temperature generated by the high-speed friction of the bullet against the air after it leaves the muzzle to melt the special outer shell instantly, thereby generating a plasma cluster.

However, it is absolutely impossible to throw a grenade at the speed of a bullet by human effort. To detonate a plasma grenade, a design that can generate high heat must be added.

However, doing so would result in either extremely large plasma grenades that are inconvenient to carry or throw far, or they would be difficult to store and could easily be detonated if not handled carefully. No matter how they are designed, it would be difficult to manufacture an ideal safety device.

Actually, there is another way, which is to completely adopt the design of plasma bullets and manufacture plasma shells and matching plasma cannons. This method has a very high success rate.

However, plasma cannons are completely unsuitable for individual soldiers to carry and use. Qin Huanyu was not very interested in them. He only summarized the relevant ideas and handed them over to others for research. In the future, they could be equipped for use by the military that frequently cooperates with the Bureau of Investigation.

. . . . .

That day, Qin Huanyu, who was still trying to overcome the technical difficulties of plasma grenades, received a phone call from Xiao Liu:

"Sister Yu, I've taken on a rather strange criminal case that may involve supernatural powers. I need your help."

"Oh? You tell me first."

Sensing that Xiao Liu's tone wasn't in a hurry, Qin Huanyu wasn't anxious either. She simply put down the research work she was doing, leaned back in her chair, put her legs up in black stockings, and listened attentively to the phone call.

"It's probably like this..."

Xiao Liu quickly gave a brief account of the case.

In short, the Baiguang City West Branch Police Station received a report from a sanitation worker in the morning that a man and a woman, both with disheveled clothing, had been found in a grove of trees in a park.

After receiving the report, the police officers from the precinct rushed to the scene, only to find that the body was that of the man; the woman was still alive, but in a deep coma.

For the rest of the day, the Chengxi branch of the Public Security Bureau investigated the identities and social relationships of the man and woman, while also performing an autopsy on the man and providing medical treatment to the woman.

About an hour ago, the woman woke up in the hospital, but she seemed to be in great shock. She was speaking incoherently and claimed that she had encountered a ghost, or rather, her ex-boyfriend in disguise.

The autopsy results for the man were also in; the cause of death was cardiac arrest due to excessive shock.